Alpine Panorama Route, stage 2: Glarus → Lustenau
On stage 2 (Glarus → Lustenau, 112 km) the best month is September: 64% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.5 km/h on average; ERA5 2006–2025, 9:00–18:00).
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Weather by month
| Month | Good days | Rain days ≥ 1 mm | Rain, mm | Avg high | Days ≥ 30 °C | Days < 10 °C | Daylight, h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3% | 28% | 115 | 3 °C | 0% | 97% | 8.9 † |
| February | 12% | 27% | 85 | 4 °C | 0% | 87% | 10.2 † |
| March | 33% | 33% | 109 | 8 °C | 0% | 61% | 11.8 |
| April | 53% | 35% | 114 | 13 °C | 0% | 30% | 13.6 |
| May | 45% | 53% | 188 | 16 °C | 0% | 10% | 15.1 |
| June | 47% | 51% | 196 | 21 °C | 2% | 1% | 15.9 |
| July | 47% | 49% | 203 | 22 °C | 4% | 0% | 15.6 |
| August | 52% | 45% | 214 | 22 °C | 3% | 0% | 14.2 |
| September | 64% | 35% | 143 | 18 °C | 0% | 4% | 12.5 |
| October | 61% | 28% | 114 | 13 °C | 0% | 21% | 10.8 † |
| November | 26% | 27% | 108 | 7 °C | 0% | 70% | 9.2 † |
| December | 3% | 32% | 123 | 3 °C | 0% | 96% | 8.5 † |
Best months are all months within 3 percentage points of the best one. † less than 11 hours of daylight — long stages get tight.
Wind by month
| Month | Wind Glarus → Lustenau, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Glarus → Lustenau | Headwind > 15 km/h, Lustenau → Glarus | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +2.1 | 0% | 1% | Glarus → Lustenau |
| February | +1.2 | 0% | 1% | either |
| March | +0.6 | 0% | 2% | either |
| April | −0.5 | 0% | 1% | either |
| May | −0.5 | 0% | 1% | either |
| June | −1.0 | 0% | 0% | either |
| July | −0.1 | 0% | 0% | either |
| August | −0.1 | 0% | 0% | either |
| September | −0.5 | 0% | 0% | either |
| October | +0.5 | 0% | 0% | either |
| November | +1.6 | 0% | 1% | either |
| December | +2.4 | 0% | 1% | Glarus → Lustenau |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 116–141 | N | −2.4 |
| 141–166 | NE | −0.1 |
| 166–191 | NE | −0.5 |
| 191–216 | NE | +0.4 |
| 216–228 | E | +0.4 |
Other stages
- Näfels → Glarus 78 km
- Glarus → Lustenau 112 km
- Lustenau → Stans 26 km
- Stans → Thun 99 km
- Thun → Aigle 153 km
How to read the numbers
Wind is the 10 m wind of a 25-km grid cell, daytime hours 9:00–18:00 local solar time; at saddle height in a sheltered valley it is weaker, on a coast or ridge stronger. A positive value is a tailwind. ERA5 slightly over-counts days with ≥ 1 mm of rain (by about 5–7 percentage points) and underestimates daily highs by 1–2 °C. Good day = less than 1 mm of rain between 9:00 and 18:00 (riding hours, local solar time) and a high between 10 and 30 °C; rain at night or in the evening does not spoil it.